Re: [stella] Star Fire: Advice on radar needed

On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, Manuel Polik wrote:
> I'm currently doing the radar screen and have some
> positive results, as you can see in the attached BIN.
wow. I like it!
> Now my idea was, to reduce the radar to 50% of the
> current size and to make it part of a 6-char display.
>
> An advantage of this would be, that it'd be completely
> without any flicker.
I actually like the flicker!
It adds to the "electronic instrument" feel of the radar.
> What do you think?
I like it a lot.
But are you displaying the starfield too? I've shot all the ships, but
there are many objects left in the radar display. These are very
distracting for me....
I think I'd like the radar above the viewport. Could be just my Defender
brainwashing coming back to haunt me though. :) How are you doing the
radar? Is it a 6-digit routine? Is there time to draw other things with
the playfield? Fuel guages, damage indicators, other instuments in general.
I don't know exactly what you're going for, so these might be useless...
-Chris
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